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TTTHE "REPUBLIC: SUNDAY. M:"Si 18, 1902.VfiDOCTORwTJITTLJ TOR TIIF LXDT UnPUDUCW hlch, o coure, son," said the Oldauk-man, between dene puffs of tobaccoFiroke, "which, of coure. I wouldn't gopirootin about Doc Peets makln' no Bech1 sclosares but between us 1 ain't got notiltd opinion-" touchln thee jere saliorcs sharps when tool as a heid Thar'spet Intents like Peets w hereon 1 standsradj to lose m last chip, but not as artuk A T observe however 1 sacrifice aWho stuck beiore evtr I lets 1'tets track uput, mst me an me tulkin like this. Doctors that a-wav is jealous us Injuns an"thir wind is 'toiKh one, touch all. That's-t tight' ou to pestcrin' abuut invidious,in' Putin' ilj observations calculated totlraw blood on one of 'cm, an' the nest newsis vou re charged by the bunch, head down,till up the entire outfit lustln' lot jour1 "traction This vere joonlversal eagerness on the parts of them scientists to comnst nipedin' to each other's reacoo is due tow hat Peets calls 'their pree do core.'hhore. 1 encounters doctorb who is narrow to the p'int of belli' irean Thar's apartj over in the Panhandle country In myline pitches a brief camp at Tacosa. liedois lunet kniie-. splints', bandies. piu an' p'l-en". he freights in a full1 i' now he's that narrow he's ornerThar nothin' about this practitioner torfnund a Rep' of Doc Peels ou can gam1 It ' I'eets is that broad-minded it tomesmighty dost to bein' a gift I've knowedl..ts talk of takln' a wide view I'veki iwed P-eti- to put two bullets into ah -s thief an' do his best to plant 'emwin re the nncreant liven An' then, whenin s downed this felon turn In an exhausthlmsf'f medical savin his life That'swhat 1 calls bein' broad I asks Peets abouthow he regvards sech conduct hlmse'f.'However do vou-all reconcile jour actions Doc" I sas, 'butln' this part oneminute an' tvin' up his wounds the next?"" 'It s because doctors is dooal, that awaj .' replies Peet 'The "re not only practitioners, the 're folks Actin' in my personal capaclt I plugs this crlm'nal. Also,an spch, I does m level utmost to snuffhim out. Later 1 appears In my role as aptijsiclan. an then I performs all I savetoexhoome them bullets an' ae the villain's life'"I makes no comments, as sech doctrinesIs be ond me But I recalls how the shortstrikes me as romantic a whole lot I submits 'em to Din Bosgs- Dan as freelthat If the case is his an' he discovers aJioss thief who outlasts two shots, he d keepon shootin' him up" "1 d go for'ard like I'm headed at thetime,' sas Dan 'That outcast who stealsin steed gets every cartridge in mj beltIf the same Is called for bj his extermination That's logical I shore wouldn't onderstand a plaj where after the secondphot von turns in to heal and rehabll'tatethe cneni , none whatever"This Doc Chipp I adverts to comes fromno one saviH where No one nsks, as belli'lnquis'tive is bad manners along the Canadian Most likcl lies a foogltlve oft-ome -ort, mebby he's done things that'siig'in the law"Still, that s no reason to go backtrackin'a gent. Why. son, at the epock I aloodesto. if jou all was to make a wind-up ofthem sports in the Panhandle for whomrewards is offered some'ers else, the'dben w orth more in raone than the biggest,fatten beef herd that ever goes traiiln'out of that region for the Northern yardsU hlch neither 1 nor others atks thisChepp concornln his jeretofore. We're toodiscreet for one n.atttr an then ag'in. it'sa tlnch lied a-lled I don't believe in bein'ur ous .is to our neighbors nohow Thar'sn equilibrium to information, an I allersnotices that about the time jou knows afvv interestin things about a gent hekno'vs a equal number of hlghl thrillin"things about ou As Colonel "WilliamGricm Slerett well says in his Cojote paper Just prior to goin' squanderin' over tolied Do? to peel the hide off that rivaljournalist whos been waxin" too pernicious,Jacher abhors a vacjooum an' dearlloves a even break ' Thar's wisdom In themremarks. An' jou-all should never forgetfur ou're joung. son. an can't acquirehabits of caution too soon that when you'vegone clost enough to the game of a fellowsport to discover how he turns some cunnin' trick, you've likewise gone clost enoughfor him to read the brands en jou. Youall ought to ponder these jcre tenets, forthfy t caches charity An' comin' down toth turn Where's that pent who's perfectan has nothin to conceal- Thar's momentswhen oven a angel valks in the water antries to break his trail, an' I inclines withold Man liirlght to the theerj that no gentof entcrprit-o an actlvit attains to fortyvears without cuttln' the wire fences ofsome law an goin bulgin crim'nallthrough permiscus"But to recur to this Cheep: Let mo tellTHE LEOPARDBTNOPsis of rnnvious chapterslira Gaston 1 tricken with brain fever atth nrwi or her nusbanil' dejth In battle, andhrr little ton Clarlie, never lorceu the sceneof that terrible nlcht.Tom Camp an old. one-teEK'd "wlfller rturnto hl5 humble cabin, overjojed to see his vtlfana little girl acaln Ho agrees to sit up withSire Gaston but will not sit up with a "nlgier," Mch he alwajs hated. After six monthsMrs Gaston recovers, tenderly cared lor b herlittle son Charlie.ItslaC """"- Gastos'i faltbfal black man. Is Informed that he must be remarried Ho thinksto have a j,ood Joke on bis wife, but nnds thattAo can pay at the same came.Tfce nefiroes became verj insolent after thavar orranlzlnc into secret societies ani building a ciiurcb ot their own. General Vo,th comesto tone on court day and make speech totbe assembled nesrocs. teniae them that Mr.Lincoln was never In favor ot social and political equallt). and that the neirro. althouen fr-.mil must work. At tilt conclusion of his address be rebukes Amos Hots, a former Provisional Governor, tor helplne tbt negroes to oraanizti Into secret societies General Worth hasborrowed money from Iterttiern bankers and Isrebulldlnc several old fcxtories in order to fiveloor people employment- llorc threatens theCeneral and they eniaie In a war of mordsTwo months later General Worth wu sum-tncn-dto Ilambrbjtlt on a charts of uslac abusiveLnguage to a xteeaman riimon Lacree. theformer slave trader, sided with Hocc and tbeywith others of their class Incus the necroea tooppose their old masters at every opportunity.With the establishment of military novernmcntthe neicrors on General Worth's plantation refuse to work or to allow white men to take,lhelr places TNearo sprtatmrs follow. Hocr andLecreo control tbetr movements.In an attack on Tom Camp a housa his daughter is killed Jura. Gaston recovers from herbrain fever, but Is never strong again, and theshock of having her house sold tor illegal taxesIs loo much tor ber leeble strength and shedie At last the outrage become so unbearable that a negro ringleader, was lynched andthus the Ku Klux Kkin. by one stroke, broughtpeace and order out of bloodshed and chaosJJy threats, but no lurther violence, the nextelection was orderlj, and enabil right to againtriumph over greedWhen Its work was completed th Ku-Kluxwas disbanded, but waa soon reorganised againhi sounK and adventurous men On the arrestof the some of the leaders, especially Allan McLeod. the entire membership was divulged, andthousands cf joung men had to nee to the IV estCharlte" Gaston and his friend succeeded Incsusinc great excitement in Uncle Joans churchwhere about fifty mourners had met for divineworship Allen JIclod smiled with telumphwhen he thoucht Gaston doubted the possibilityct -uerral career at the State capital, but acloud overshadowed his face when Ojston alv-crth convinced him that such was not the case.On opening Ms morning's mall Charlie Gastonnote da big square envelope addressed to himin the most delicate feminine hand He opened ithastily. It was an invitation from the LadlesMemorial Association to deliver the MemorialT oration at Independence.The day soon arrived when he was to makethe speech He had not spoken longer than 15minutes when he looked In to the face of the onewoman of all his dreams. Miss sallle Worth.secrtan of the association, who invited him todine wtlh her. Mr. Gastcn accepted tbe Invitation. When dinner w-as announced Gaston was muchamazed to see hla friend Allan UcLeod enter,chatting familiarly with Major general Worth.McLeon'a eyes lingered fondly on Miss Sallle.Gaston resented it as an Impertinence. He thendeparted for the hotek Be was much displeasedwith his vitt and didn't sleep wei! that night.In a n-.oml."g paper the next day. however, bewas delighted to see a two column picture -ofhimself, and an entire pae of mater coveringUS speech . , , .Charlie Gaston waa to go home on the to clocktrain, but he felt uneasy when he recalled Mcioa Intimacy with Miss SalUe WcTth. and deSdSd not to g7. He waited $.?started and then sent a. note to Mies Worth. jellini her that his train had left hl-n and asktorhe to have compassion en him and allow him to"liaenj5iod wa. deeply in Jove with Mia.Bailie Worth, hut when jhe ftaJ,,JfHS'tlons he sought to win 'V'ttSi! sv-Durham, which be succeeded la doing- In a peculiar manner. , wiTmiMCbarlii Castoa, at last uceeedta to wlnau(1 ., .. , ., ..,a ASSESS- 'iK.-'g-JWg.KSuy-.''CHEPP'S NARROWNESS :HHBSBniHHttlSiWWWh IB!'BILLY "WAS AS HOTvou a incident which shows how plumbmean thit prairie dog is It's a o'casionwhen Bill Gatlln breaks his Ialg. You see, aobstinate party ncmed Smith swings inacross on the touth side of the Canadianwith a possel of sheep This Smith is aheap evil disposed, an he camps them sheepover in Parker's Arroa, the same bein ilong an' sucoolent of grass, an the bestpart of the Lit range This fcmlth main-Itains said sheep thar a week. Ithe love of Salli- Worth Getting the consent ofGeneral Worth proved to be an nrduous taskGaston procrastinated until the General wentaway on bulne ,Mini t-allle Worth n answer to Charlie Gaton sletter caused him much sorrow, but, alter readincIt again he discovered a phrae which pleasedhim Ml-s Worth was to leave nt 11 o'clock thatevening for Atlanta It wa thn 10 50 and Gaton secured a fan hore and went at breakneckspeed to the stationAllan JleIKj azaln tohl Mls Sillie Wo-th inburnlnc words of his love for her When sherefused to accept him he determined to return toHa-ibrlght and entrap Ga?tm in dissipation anddestroi his faith In llis bailie s loyalty.Ho Fat down by his -window that night,t-nable to work and tried to reconcile sucha life with hU ldeil."Why should I be so provincial'" hamued " Thp thing only shocks me b""aiiaI am unused to it She has grown up inthis atmosphere. To her It is a harmbss:pastime "Then he would take out of his dek herp'cture, light his lamp and look lnnr aniltenderly at It, until his soul wis drunkn(.s!n wi'h Uie memorj- of her beaut, thewarm touch of her hand and the thrill fher full, soft lips In the only two kisses bhad ever received from the heart of awoman.The picture he held was a finely executedminiature on Ivory her father had mode ofher when she was IS She had given it tohim. Her father had told her to demandlis return Bho had done so, but there v. issuch a sweet contradictory accent In hervoice that Gaston refused."Then I've obecd my father; I cannottake It b' force," she said lovinglj"No," he answered. "It Is mine I willkeep It If I am buried v-ilh It my heartwill beat again at Its touch."He looked at It now with Infinite longingand kissd it.At 1 o'clock he went to bed and tried nsleep He tossed for an hour. His brainwas on fire, and hls imagination lit withits splendor. He could sween tho worldwith his vision in the silence and the darkness. Yes, the world that Is, and thatwhich was, and is to come!Ha arose, lit his lamp and dressed himself. It was half-past two o'clock. Heknew that this was to be the first nightIn all his life when he could not sleep. Hewas shocked and sobered by the tremendousImport of such an event In the developmentof his character. He had never been sweptoff his feet before. He knew now that before the sun rose he would fight with thepowers and princes of tho air for the mastery of life.He left his room and walked out on theroad to the Springs, over which he hadcone so many times in chUdhood. Themoon was obscured by fleeting clouds, andthe air had the sharp touch of autumnIn its breath. He walked slowly past thedarkened silent houses and felt bis brainbegin to cool in the sweet sir.The last note he had received from herweeks ago waa the brief one announcing thenew break in the poor little correspondenceshe had promised him. The last paragraphof that note now took on a sinister meaning. He recalled it word by word:T feci like I cannot trifle with sou inthis -way again. It is humiliating to me andto you. I can see no light In our future.I release you from any tie I may have Imposed on your lifev I feel I have fallenxshort of what you deierve. but I am soituaiea oeiween my inoxner-s inning Healthid my lather's will, ana my la?ve for themIt-iShS'irO.j.J.y.rS. ti-.ir,,:, i.rfj SW -- --tv- s-w .?-at;-"-r -sr-.!jnw.fjiw-T.AS A BHANDIN' IRON'"Now sech conduct is not onlv wrong;it'" obnoxious Cattle won t stav nrarsheep, catth is too 'ristocratic You holdfchep on a ringp a v eek an all the cattliamoes "Uherfore it tattle law th itwhile sheep folks rri drift thn.u-'hrount'-v tht v cut st i nont Th mu t)lk- John Brown's soul k i man hit'along an' twent mux bnur- li on ampis th limit of wnat s omin in siniThe "re sho-e lo-ig ciinugh umlei lni ih t! both, I cin not help itI will love youalwajs but jou are free 'I Was not this after all a kindlv and fin ilbreaking of their pledge to om anntlcr""et she had not returned the ht le medal hehad given her with thit excnanc.e of elern illove and faith Could she ki p this andI reallj- mean to break with him flnailj ' Hecould not believe ItHis whok life had b"en dominated bv thisdream of an Ideal love Tor it he had denied himself the indulgence that hit collegemates and joung associates hid taken asa matter of course He had never touchedwine He had never smoked He hid neverlearned the difference between a quen andJack in cards He had never flirted withwomen He had given his bodv and soul totho service of his ideal and lient evcrj energj to the development of his mind tinthe might grasp with more power its sweetnew and beaut j when realizedDid It paj " The Flesh was shrieking thisquestion now into the fact of the Sp'rfHo had met the One Woman his soul h-ddesired above all others There could be nomistake about that And now she wasfailing him when he had laid it her feethis whole life It mule him sick to recallhow utter hid been his surrenderWhj- should he longer denj the flesh whentho soul's dream failed the test of pain andit possible that he had been a fooland was missing the full expression of life,which is both flesh and spirit""Am I not a narrow-minded fool, instead of a wise man, to throttle my Impulses and deny the flesh for an imaginarygain'" he asked himself aloud.She had written he was free"Well, bj the eternal, 1 will be free"!he exclaimed; "I will sweep the wholegamut of human passion and human emotion I will drink life to the deepest dregsof its red wine. I will taste, feci. sae.1 touch, hear all! I will not be cheated. I willknow for no self what is is to live"When he woke to the consciousness oftime and place, he found he was seated atthe Sulphur Spring, where It gushed fromthe foot of the hlU. and that the easternhorizon was graj- with the dawn.A sense of new-found power welled upin him. He had regained control of himself. "Good! I -will no longer be a moping,lovesick fool. I am a man. To will is tolive, to cease to will is to die! I have retained mj- will I live!"He walked rapid! j- back to town withvigorous step. His mind was clear."I will never write her another line untilshe writes to me. I will not be a dog andwhine at any rich man's door or anywoman's feet. The world is large, and Iam large. I'll carve my name in itstemples and compel its applause. I willbe sought as well as seek. Besides, mjcountry needs me. If I am to give myselfit will be for larger ends than for thesmiles of one woman!"He swept the gamut of all the senseswithout reserve, day after daj. and nightafter night.A.t the end of two weeks he found himselfnaunuuc uie x-ost umce oftener, with a-vague sense of impending calamity or joyhe could not tell which."The thing's all oer, I tell jou." he saidto himself again and again. And then he-would liurry to the next mall as eagerlyn ever. -As the excitement began to tirelilm tha sense of longing for her face andgfemrijA Story of the Panhandle Country.By Alfred Henry Lewisa-wav even If volt-ill kpps Vm on thsmove, for the wooll edicts, an do thtilrbest, cant travel more'n six miles a day.Sheep posstsseh but one stroi g p'int, theycan so without water longer than Huggins or Old Monte Otherwise, they sizesup for as footlle a form of anamlle as everdesolates a smilin' rante an sets jour cattip to himtln othei si eiies an' pasturesnew' s I states, tills low flung Smith getsinlo I' irkeifs Arroa lilm an' his sheepan the re thar a week. At last Bob Itoberson w ho s nianakpr of the Lit outfit,rules ovir an' ieinmistrat-s But Smith ishullen .m' allows some ho II stay wnerehe h at' ' hlcli I don't reckon now jou-ull Istho State of Texas none'' sas Smith, uBob b wav o'f a closin" bluffo ' retorts Bob, 'I shore ain't theState of Texus, or outcasts who nerdssheep like ou would go to Huntsville fortvvtntj vears But I'm a might fertilegent about expedients, that u-wu, an Ifou don't move camp I shore harbors theIdee jou're guln to have bad luck ou authem taid sheepIt h second drink time next mornln'. anSmith nil the iheep is still p'lsenln' Parkers arroa Th"reupon Bob takes Bll Gatlln an four or five more riders vvIio'h athe l.lt home ranch, an' rounds up thehead of the arroya, an' comes swarmlndown on that egreegious Smith an' nlsmum with about a thousand head of cattleWhich it's ever been a subject of regretswiib me that 1 ain't thar in person none towltne-s the engagin" spectacle Polks whoIk holds the same asures me thar ain'tbeen 'lothin' like it since the stormln oftin Springer Jail when Jack Hlienbaughgets drllleu through the knee an' HeJ.Biver Tom is lnched The cuttle toes intelligent! to work They stampedes inumong the sheep, an' tosses 'em The airis full of sheep an" wool an' the warcrlesof Indignant cattle Soil, thej kills off TO)of Smith's sheep right thar, an' jou hearme' he's plumb read to shift his grazin'grounds Smith is when the frolic's over.An he ain't goin' about none, makln' insultln Inqulrits, 'Is Bob the Statu ofTc xas" neither' It s doorin' the progress of this successful piece of strategy that Bill Gatlln's pnnjblips an' falls on Bill's off lalg. Snap! goesboth of Bill's bones below the knee Theothers tharupon collects Bill a heap, swimsthe Canadian with him an packs him overto the LIT ranchhouse. Then they spreadsBill on tome blankets an summons thatDoc Chepp from Tascoca. said hamlet bein saj, mebby a mile awa.'When this Chepp gets to Bill he looksowle an' know in' an' tries to let on that.lK-sjdes Bill's laig he's also injured internala lotAlehb so' sas Bill, a heap scornful"Still, vou-all confine our excitement to the1-iig Anj thing that's fetched loose internalI II ondertake to correct, with Vallej Tan'V hereupon Bill takes about fort drops bwav of inltiatin' a treatment'Seeln' Bill's csnical about them internallniurips this Chepp don't sav no more but-eus the bones an' fixes up Bill s lalg Thati me ht lines out for his wickeyup In Tas-si some ugl because Bill won't let himJ Uht a 1 intern an' go romancln' about in' ni" interior for -vounds'its mot likel a hour later when Billrai-cs the long jell as I'm "ti'nterin" bv th0 i tf the camphoUFe where he's quiledup on his blankets like a damaged rattlesinke "When I goes a-weavln' in, I findsBill in a rage He demands that the splintsan bandages be removed, an' gives It outtold that the nln t on right ANo he offersfour to one that this pre Chepp don't saveybroken laUs more than Mexicans saveSconstitutional gov'ment' Bill s as hot as a brandin' Iron; I seesthat eus An' Bill has grounds, his lalghas done swelled ontll the splints Is buriedin Pill clost onto a Inch Shore. Bill's Inagon Ho can't get at the bandage none orIn d onslewed It himse'f."Which I'm a heap conservative that awa, an' I dan t go buttin" In. ontin bandages an ondoin' broken lalgs Impulsive1 e i mi It'll, an allows I'll fetch Chepp an'let him reconstruct his game more to Bill'scomfort'Don't bring that holdup here!" sas Bill'So shore as he shows in the door, I'll downhim Prom now, that doctor's barred 'As Bill's gun Is la in on the windowsill where lu can reach it, an' as thar sno use promotln' needless homicides, I don'tsend for CheppGet Bob Itoberson ' sas B'll 'Bobshail two arms an' a lalg busted an' is shotfive times doorin' the Lincoln Count wirli looks like he oughter know plent aboutmi tli inrThis v ere rounds feasible, so Bob coniesinto the case He sizes up Bill's laig nnthin without i word, he throws it loosefrom them splints ar' bandages might iByand voice and tiie touch of her hand became Intolerable' Mj dod Id give all the world holds ofcin to see her and hear one word from herlips' ' he exclaimed as lie locked himselfin his room one nlcht-"Whj didn't she answer one little wordto mj list letter" liu continued "Ah 'hatwas tho best letter I ever wrote her Iput m soul in ever word I didn't believe the woman lived who could read suchconfessions and such worship without replj 1 Surely she has a heart!"When he went to the Post Office nextda he got a letter forwarded from Hainbriht in the preacher It was postmarkedNarrag msett Pier, and addressed In a boldmasculine lnml he had rever seen beforeHe tore it open and inside found his listletter to S illle Worth, returned with theseal unbroken He sprang to his feet, withflashing ee tremblhig from head to foot'Ah' the tlld not dare to let her receiveanother of m letters' So a clerk returnsIt unopened,' he cried"vnd a greit lump rose In his throat ash thought of the scenes of the ptst twoweeks The old fever and the old longingcame rushing over his prostrate soul nowin resistless torrent" "How dare a strangeh md touch a message to her! I couldstrangle him We will seo now who winstht fight ' Ho set his lips with determination, racked his -valise and took the trainfor home without a word of farewell to thecompanions of his revelsWhen he reached Hambright he felt sureof a letter from her. A strange Joy fllledhis heart."I have either got a letter or she's writing one to me this minute!" he exclaimed.He went to the Post Office In a state ofexhilaration. The letter was not there. Butit did not depress htm"It Is on the waj," he quickly said.Tor two days he remained In that condition of tense nervous excitement and expectation, and on the following day heopened his box and found his letter!"I krew It!" he said, with a thrill ofjoy that was half awe at the remarkableconiirmation he bad received of their sympathj". He hurried to his office and read bis big,precious message.How its words burned into his soul! Every line seemed alive with her spirit! Howbeautiful the sight of her handwriting! Hekissed It again and again. He read withbated breath Tbe address was double expressive, because It Contained the first wordof abandoned tenderness with which shehad ever written to him, except In the concealed message dotted in the note thatbroke their earlier correspondence."ity Prcious Darling I have gonethrough deep waters within the last threeweeks. I became so depressed and hungrjto sec jou, I felt some awful calamltjwas hanging over you and over me, andthat It was mj fault. I could scarcely eator sleep."I felt I should go mad if I did not Bpeak.and so I told Mamma. She sympathizedtenderly with me, but Insisted I should notwrite. She is so feeble I could not crossher. But. oh! the agony of it! SometimesI saw jou drowning and stretching outyour hands to me for "help."Sometimes In my dreams I saw youfighting against overwhelming odda withstrong, brutal men. whose faces were fullof hate, and I could, not reach too."I was nervous and unstruiiy, but you Jcontemptuous. After conferrln a drink ofwhlskv on BUI to sustain an soothe hisimpatience. Bob goes to the shop an' makesa new-fangled splint on plans of his own,an' with that he resets Bill b lalg a lot. AnBob does u fairl eligible trick. BUI himse'f declar's Its the finest set fcamo lalg inTexas when Bob is doneShore, thar's no perils lurkln" about InBobs ministrations that a-wu. Brokenbones is simple. It s like breakln' a stick an'feellu the two ends tnf,tther ug'in withjour ejes shet x.ou-ull can't miss. Ondoubted Bob with his rinch-mtde splintdo-s the work as well as u entire herd ofsurgeons"When this Chepp hears of the Improvements Bob inaug rates lie tefoiaed to return He's jestified In ills decisions byBill's firm intention to open on him onslfelit with ids Colts For doubl" causestharfoie. Chepp allows that he washes hisluiiiUb of BUI' This person Boberson, Is a. cmplrick"a a Chepp '1 declines him as a. colleague.Also. I refooses, ubsoloute. to go prostltuotln science to- the restoration of lalgawhich Is personal to murderers who packsweepons to bed with em, an' threatens to"lam uway tharwith ut their medical adxlsrs Sech rannikaLoa duin's lets maplumb out'"If this vera Is all, thar wouldn't bo afurther word concernln' that bungler CheppvBut it's now he commences, as 1 states, totrow narrow an' mean speshul. Bill's gota sweetheart who is goin' to wed Bill afterthe beef round-up in the fall. "While thesenierrmakln's is in progress over Bill's laicshe's in Dodge City a whole lot, runninher brand' on a trousse u She comes aweavin' into lascosa on the stage whenmebbj Bill's laig has been busted twoweeks It's then this Insidious horned toadChetp tuts loose nefarious He blys up to jBill's sweetheart, an' fills her full of thobelief that Bill's lalg is goin' to comedevious" 'Shore, Mies, yis Chepp 'Po-e Bill'soff lalg will look like the letter "S " Thisquack Boberson ain't no doctor. Hecouldn't stt a hen couldn't set a, clock,miss let alone lalgs'"Then he argues, this malignant Cheppdoes, that Bill's lalg's got to be broke over.An' with that Bills sweetheart corneacurvin' over all sobs an' tears, to tell thenews to Bill" 'An' BUI,' she concloods, 'much as Ilove ou. I can't go through life leanin"on a gent whose lalg is crooked as a corkscrew It must be re-busted. Bill, or themnuptials is indef'nltely postponed '" 'Bust my lalg anew!" sas Bill. 'Mary,jou're locoed' It would be a Insult to Bob'1" 'Then vou-all don't love me!' sajsMarj redoublln' her walls. 'If jou caredfor me, jou wouldn't laj thar. Bill Gatlln,refooin' mj most trivial requests on thegrounds that the 're insults to Bob. Ifthis vero Itoberson Is goin' to come betweenus its well I finds it out before in inytruMin" simplicit I goes prancin' to thealt lr an its become too late But jouall never loved me" At this. Bill's sweetheart takes on to a degree that makes Billstand 'round an' stare"Of course Bill's lalg Is broke oer.Thar's nuthin' else to do Bill's sweetheartbet her mind on it, an, as bill sajs, whenho explpins the game to Bob, he's upag'inst it ''"An", besides. Bob," sajs Bill, 'she's awoman that a-way an it's a gent's dootto humor 'em in the smaller uffairs of life '"Thar's one element of satisfaction, however This jcre Chepp don't re-bust thatlalg MacAUlstcr sends over u. drug an'lancet sharp from the Lee-Scott outfit an'its he who deals the game An' this LeeScott practitioner pajs Bob complimentsat that" 'W hich this j ere laig lie saj as he'sabout to make the pla) an' re-break thesame as demanded b Bills weetheart'stears, 'which this cre lalg is as straightas a arrer an' as solid as a sodhouse. Butwhat then" he sajs 'I well onderstand thatthis Is sentiment Bill's laig has got tangled up in his love affulrs, an' it's breakBill's lalg or break a ladj"'s heart. Nacherally we breaks Bill's lalg,' An' he does"No. Cheep don't stay long in the Panhandle countrj In fact, he packs his layout an' pulls his freight that da Bill slalg's rehroke ou sees, son, them strictures irritates Bob, an' he comes down onthat plotter Chepp like a tallin' star anbort o go-s to dlctatln' terms to him aheap" The epithet of emplrick,' sajs Bob,'which ou applies to me Is lnsultin , whilethe term qu ick is more n I can b ar BothIs stains upon mv honor Now, I'm a mightypetOOlant man, an If vou-all knowed mean m record as well as I does bj firstdrink time to-nnrrj evenin joud be milesto the north of Tascosa, goin all spraddledout for Dodge A Inch Che was'ALI'ItUD HE.MU LlTWJS.CoDiripht 1'K b R H KusscllA Story of Reconstruction Days in the SouthThomas Dixon, Jr.can never know how real the horror of Itall was upon me' I made up mv mind one nigi t to telegraph j ou I heard some one talking InsideMama s room I gentlj pushed open thedoor between our rooms, and she was prajing aloud for me I stood spellbound Inever knew how she loved me before' Whenat last she pnjed that In tho crd I mighthave the desiru of mj heirt. and mj lifebe crowned with the power and the jo ofa noble man's love, and that it might bejours, and that she should be permitted topee and rejoice with me, I could endure Itno longer"Choking with sobs I ran to her knee'irgfigure, threw mj arms around her neckand covered her dear face with kLsscs"I could not send the message I had written after that scene"Tho next daj papa came, and she to'Jhim in mj presence Xow. General. I havecarried out jour wishes with aliie agtinstmj- Judgment The strain has been morethan jou can understand. I give up thotask You can manage her now to suitjourself.'' Thre was a firmness in her voice I hidnever heard before. He noted it. and wasstartled Into silence bj- it. He had a longtalk with me and repeated his orders withincreasing emphasis.' The next day I was unusuallj depressed.I did not get out of bed all daj. At night Iwent down to suprer. The clerk at the deskof the hotel called me and said.'MIS3 Worth,1 have a terrible sin to confers to jou.I'm a lover mjself, and I've done jou awrong. I returned to a young man yesterday a letter to jou by request of the General Torglve me for it, and don't tell himI told you '"That night papa and I had a terriblescene. I will not attempt to describe it. iutthe end was. I said to bim. with all thecourage of despair: 1 am 21 jearn old. Iam a free woman I will write to whom Iplease, and when I please, and I will notask you again. It Is your right to turn meout of your house, but jou shall not murderm' soul!"Then for the first time. In his life pipabroke down and sobbed like a child. Wekissed and made up, and I am to write toyou when I like."Forgive my long silence. Write and fellme jou lovo me. 31 j- heart Is sick with thothought that I have been cowardly andfailed you. Write me a long letter, andjou cannot say things extravagant enoughfor my hungry heart."I feel utterly helpless when I think howcompletely jou have come to rule my life.I wish j ou to rulo It, It is all yours "And then ehe said manj- little foolishthings that only the ejes of the one lovershould ever see, for only to him could theyhave meaning.When ho finished reading this letter, andhad devoured with eagerness these foolishextravagances with which she closed it. heburied his face in his arms across his deskand cried. "A big. strong, boastful man whose willhad defied the world! Now he was cryingalone in his room like a whipped child.At last he knelt by his chair and triedto pray again."God be merciful to me a sinner! I amnot worthy to live, to have doubted her! Ihave degraded body and soul and sulliedthe sweetest dreams of life with shame'.Torglve. cleans and lift me again in thearms of thy father-lovel And I will strivefor nobler Hie!"(UEN HARRISON, TWELVE-YEAR-OLD STUDENT, WHOU HAS BEEN GIVEN A TEACHER'S CERTIFICATE.ocac(IKLS-Kvrfi.'i9??HB&BBHMCJP . Z. .Tr-A'-J, .ft- y J- -lTvrGLENJJ HAIUUSOX,SPECIAL COP.RE3PONDENCB OF THB SUNDAY REPUBLIC,Mansfield, Ma, May 17. Glen Harrison, the son of Attornej' Guy Harrl-on of thMcitj-, has passed a teacher's examination and been awarded a certificate. He is crJjf12 jears old. In a sketch of his life, written by himself, he eajs:"I was born at Gainesville. Mo, In 1S9Q. I entered chhool in 1M5. Miss Clara Taylowas my first teacher. In 1S01 I was promoted to the academic department. I like tostudj, and hopo to bo famous soma day.BOOK III.The Trial By Fire.CM PTMIt. I.rJli I.Iull 111 MiM lieu.Apparently McLeod's triumph was complete and permanent. The farmers weredisappointed in their wild hopes of a subtreasury, and otlmr socialistic schemes, butthe- passions of the campaign had beenxlolent, and the offices they had won withtheir negro all had been soothing to theirsense of prideGaston could see but one weak spot Inthe alliance The negroes had demandedtheir snare of the spoils, and were graduallforcim? their reluctant allies to grant themHe watched the progress of this movement vlth thrilling interest. The negroeshad demanded the repeal of the countvgovernment plan of the Democracy, underwhich the credit of the fort- black countieshad been rescued from bankruptcy at theexpense of local self government.When the lawmakers who succeededLegree had put this scheme of centralizedpower In force, these fortj' counties wereimmedlatelj- lifted from ruin to prosperitjBut no negro ever held another oiiice InthemNow the negroes demanded the return tomo mine pies oc pure democracy anu cueright to elect all town, town-hip and countjofficers directThej got their dcraands.Thej took charge in short order of thesegreat rich counties In the Black Belt, andwhite men ceased to hold the olhces.A negro colleg-graduate had started anewspaper at indej endence. noted for itsopen demands for the recognition of theeconomic, social and political equalitj oftiie races Young negro men and womenwalking the streets now refused to givehalf the sidewalk to a white man or womanwhen thej met and there were an increasing number of lights from such causesGaston noted these signs with growings-cne of their imiwrt. and began his workfor the second great campaign. The election for a Legislature alone he knew waslost nlreadj .His partj had simplj- abandonedthe llcht The Allied I'artj had pasednew election laws, and under the tutelageof the doubtful methods of the past theyhad takn everj partisan advantage possible within the limits of the Constitution.Thev could not be overthrown short of apolitical earthquake, and he knew it. Butlie thought he heard in the depths of theeartli the low rumble of its coming, andhe began to prepare for it.Three weeks before Christmas he beganto dream of the visit lie was to make toIndepndeice to see Sallle WorthAnd then like a thunderbolt out of aclear tk came a tearful letter announcinganother storm at home Her father hadagain forbidden her to write. She saVl,nt the last, that Gaston's visit must bepostponed indelinitely for the present. Hegazed at the letter with a hardened look."I will go I'll face General Worth Inhis own homj, and demand his reasons forsuch treatment. I am a man. I am entitledto the respect of a man ' He made thisdeclaration with a quiet force that leftno doubt about his doing It.He w-ote i-illie that he could not andwould not endure such a light in the darkwith the General, and that he was goingto Independence on the day before Christmas as she had planned at first, to haveit out with him face to face.She wrote In repl and begged him uni'erno circumstances to come until conditionswere more favorable He got this lettertht day before he was to start."I'll go and I'll see him If I have to fightmy waj Into his house, that's all thereIs to It!" he exclaimed.When he reached Independence. St. Claremet hlra at the depot, and gave him aneager welcome."I've been expecting jou, you hard-headedfool!" ho said Impulsive!."Well, your words are not equal to jourhandshake. What's the matter?" askedGaston."You know what's the matter. Miss Sallle has been to see me this afternoon, andbegged me to chain you at my house if youcame to town to-day.""Well, you'll need handcuffs, and help toget them on," replied Gaston with quietdecision."Look here, old boj, you're not goingdown to that house to-night with the odman threatening to kill you on eight, andjour girl bordering on collapse!""I am. I've been bordering on collapsefor some time mjself. I'm getting used toit.""You're a fool.""Granted, but I'll risk It.""But, man, I tell you Miss Sallle will befurious with you If you go after all themessages she has sent jou.""I'll risk her fury, too ""Gaston, let me beg you not to do It.""I'm going. Bob. It Isn't any use for youto waste j-our breath.""You know where my heart Is. OldChum." said Bob, yielding reluctantly. "ICouldn't go down to that house to-nightunder tbe conditions you are going for thew orld.""Why not? It's the manly thing to do.""It's a dangerous thing to do Fathershave killed men under such conditions withless provocation.""Well, Bob, I'll risk it. I'm going; as soon.as I can brush up a little."''rsrfiaiLfiSLIJ3 Tft3jliSisSiSr" '-stPssssjfiB&f-aBob walked with him to the outskirtsof tha city, begging in xain that he shouldturn back, but he never slacked hia pace.W hen he turned to go home. Bob pressedills hand and said, ' Good luck! And mayour shadow never grow less, lou're ag lme chicken "Gaston pre-sed his hand and walked,rapidl on towa.d Oakwood As Tie passedthrough the deep shadows of the 5restnear the gate a flood of tender memoriesruhed over himHe paused a moment and wiped tho perspiration from his brow It was Christmas eve, but the air was balmy and springs,like and his rapid walk had tired hl-n. Hhad eaten nothing all da, had slept onlya few hours the night before, and the nervestrain had been more than he knew.He recognized the breach of tha flnefamenities of life involved in forcing hiswaj into a Jiome under such conditions,and it humiliated him lor a moment."We will not stickle for forms now,he said to himself flrmlj. "This is waivI am to uncover the batteries ol ray enemy,I have hesitated long enough. 1 will not, ulit in the dark another daylie started at a sudden thought. What ilthe General had ordered the servants toslam the door in his face! The possibilityof such an unforeseen insult made the coldsweat break out over his face- as he ransthe bell. Xo matter, he was in for it now,he would face all hell if need be!jIe uaited but an intant, an(1 heard ,,hea. . treaU 0I m .n aDrjroa.h the door.i i5.ni:llvelv he knew that the Gcnsral him-elf was on guard, and would open the door.L"videntlj he had expected him.The door opened bu.t a few feet and thaGeneral glared at him livid with rage. Hoheld one hand on the door and the otheron Its facing, and his towering figure fllledthe space."Good evening. General!" said Gastonwith embarrassment"What do jou want, sir?" he prowled,"I wish to see jou for t few minutes.'"Well. I don't want to see jou.""Whether ou "wish to or not, you mustdo It sooner or later," answered Gastonwith dignitj."Indeed' Your inolcnce Is sublime, Zmust saj '""Call at mj- office in the morning at 10o'c'ock " ho said, at length."I will not do it. I am going home omthe D o'clock train To-morrow is Christmas daj- The issue between us is of llfImport to me. and It maj- be of equal innportance to -vou. I will not put it off another hour!"The General glared at him. His hands began to tremble, and raising his voice, hathundered,"I am not accustomed to take orders)from voung upstarts! How dare you attempt to force yourself Into mj' houe whenj-ou were told again and again not to attempt it, sir?"&lour former welcome to me on three occasions when the object of my Iits was aswell known to jou as to me, gives me, atleast, the -vested rights of a final interview. I demand it," retorted Gaston curt1. "And I refute it!" Still there was a note)of indecision in Ills voice which Gastonwas quick to c:tch.General." he protested, "jou are asoldier and a gentleman. You never foughtan enemj with uncivilized warfare. Y'etyou have allowed some one under your protection to stab me in the dark for the pastj ear. I am entitled to know why I fight andagainst whom. I ask jour sense of fuirnesaas a soldier if I am not right?"The General hesitated, and finally said,as he opened the door;"Walk into the parlor, sir."When thej were seated. Gaston plungedImmedlatelj Into the question he had atheart."Now, General, I wish to akk you plainly,whj j-ou have treated me as you have slncaI asked jou for jour daughter's) hand?The less said about it. the better. Zhave i,ood and sufficient reasons, and thatsettles It.""But I have the right to know them."'"What right, sir?"The right of ever- man to face his socuse. when on trial for his life'"Bah! men don't dlo nowadajs for love,or women either," the General growled."Besides," continued Gaston, "you are under the deepest obligations to tell me fairly your reasons.""Obligations?""The obligations of the commonest Justlcabetween man and man. You Invited mato your home. I was your welcome guest.You encouraged my suit for jour daugh- :ter3 hand." '"How dare you gaj- such a thing, sir!""Because she told me you did. I was led ;to believe that you not only looked with -favoron my suit, but that you were pleasedwith it. I asked for your daughter. You, sinsulted my manhood by refusing me permission even to seek an interview, and Iknow the reasons for your change of Jviews. Since then you hae treated mawith plain brutalitj-. Now something causedthis change.""Certainly something- caused It. something 1of tremendous importance," said the General. T am entitled to know what It is."Simplj- this. I received information con-?cernlng your habits, your associates, -your j3character and your family, that caused m.to change my mind."Copyright, VXS, by Doubled?, Page & Co. ;-.-Tn hf iHintinned ntsir Knndaik. Jlsa- ' crtff-Y,!$ff4J,